The European Union (EU) faces a critical challenge as Hungary signals it may veto the extension of sanctions against Russia. These sanctions, introduced in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022,

Donald Trump's presidency in the United States will trigger a new right-wing surge in Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, launching what he called an offensive to "occupy" Brussels.

Hungary has not yet decided whether to support the rollover of European Union sanctions on Russia due at the end of this month and believes the EU should decide on the matter only after consulting with the incoming Trump administration,

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has reportedly resisted the extension of the measures for economic reasons Hungarys Prime Minister Viktor

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has called for the TurkStream gas pipeline to be protected Budapest considers any attempts to sabotage it

Russian leader Vladimir Putin's allies in Hungary and Slovakia are increasingly facing backlash for their pro-Moscow stance.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from a new round of US sanctions on Russia's oil and gas sector, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Sunday.

Hungarian foreign minister's remarks come after Russia claimed to have foiled Ukrainian strike on compressor station supplying gas through TurkStream pipeline - Anadolu Ajansı

Russia said on Monday it had downed nine Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas flows to Turkey and Europe, and called the attack an "act of energy terrorism".

Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty.

The European Union faced the reluctance of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to sign the extension of sanctions against Russia. Sanctions are meant to be renewed every six months, with the current term ending on January 31,

Hungary is yet to decide on supporting the EU's sanctions rollover on Russia, set for renewal by month's end. The decision is pending U.S. feedback under the incoming Trump administration. Hungary's EU minister Janos Boka suggests delaying until the U.